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West Indies v India 4th Test

India tour of West Indies - 1971 (1970/71) · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown · 1 April 1971

Match drawn

Match drawn. Garry Sobers top-scored with 178* for West Indies. Uton Dowe took 4/69.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
India tour of West Indies - 1971 (1970/71)
Ground
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Dates
1 April 1971 to 6 April 1971
Toss
India, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Garry Sobers (West Indies), Ajit Wadekar (India)
Debuts
Inshan Ali (West Indies), Uton Dowe (West Indies)
Umpires
HBD Jordan and D Sang Hue

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to field. Inshan Ali and Uton Dowe played their first Tests.

West Indies batted first and made 501 for 5. Garry Sobers top-scored with 178 not out, and Desmond Lewis made 88. The innings was built on a 167-run stand for the fourth wicket between Garry Sobers and Charlie Davis. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Kensington Oval, 316 across 7 Tests.

India replied with 347 all out. Dilip Sardesai top-scored with 150, and Eknath Solkar made 65. Uton Dowe took 4 for 69 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 186-run stand for the seventh wicket between Dilip Sardesai and Eknath Solkar, 54% of the total. West Indies led by 154 on first innings.

West Indies made 180 for 6 in their second innings. Roy Fredericks top-scored with 48, and Clive Lloyd made 43. Syed Abid Ali took 3 for 70 for India.

Set 335 to win, India made 221 for 5. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 117 not out.

Match drawn.

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 501 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Roy Fredericksbowled1
Desmond Lewisbowled88
Rohan Kanhaic Ashok Mankad85
Charlie Davisc Srinivas Venkataraghavan79
Garry Sobersnot out178
Clive Lloydc Ashok Mankad19
Maurice Fosternot out36

Did not bat: John Shepherd, Inshan Ali, Vanburn Holder, Uton Dowe

Extras 15 · Total 501 for 5

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali3111272
Eknath Solkar194400
Motganhalli Jaisimha102320
Bishan Bedi54151242
Srinivas Venkataraghavan57121631

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Roy Fredericks), 2-170 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-179 (Desmond Lewis), 4-346 (Charlie Davis), 5-394 (Clive Lloyd)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Desmond Lewis4
secondRohan Kanhai and Desmond Lewis166
thirdCharlie Davis and Desmond Lewis9
fourthGarry Sobers and Charlie Davis167
fifthGarry Sobers and Clive Lloyd48
sixthGarry Sobers and Maurice Foster107
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 347 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Ashok Mankadc Desmond Lewis6
Sunil Gavaskarc Vanburn Holder1
Pochiah Krishnamurthyc Inshan Ali1
Ajit Wadekarc Desmond Lewis28
Gundappa Viswanathc Desmond Lewis25
Dilip Sardesailbw150
Motganhalli Jaisimhabowled0
Eknath Solkarc Desmond Lewis65
Syed Abid Alirun out9
Srinivas Venkataraghavanbowled12
Bishan Bedinot out20

Extras 30 · Total 347 all out

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Vanburn Holder25.47702
Uton Dowe237694
John Shepherd244541
Garry Sobers209342
Inshan Ali204600
Maurice Foster113280
Charlie Davis2020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-5 (Pochiah Krishnamurthy), 3-20 (Ashok Mankad), 4-64 (Ajit Wadekar), 5-69 (Gundappa Viswanath), 6-70 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 7-256 (Eknath Solkar), 8-269 (Syed Abid Ali), 9-285 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-347 (Dilip Sardesai)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAshok Mankad and Sunil Gavaskar2
secondAshok Mankad and Pochiah Krishnamurthy3
thirdAjit Wadekar and Ashok Mankad15
fourthAjit Wadekar and Gundappa Viswanath44
fifthDilip Sardesai and Gundappa Viswanath5
sixthMotganhalli Jaisimha and Dilip Sardesai1
seventhDilip Sardesai and Eknath Solkar186
eighthDilip Sardesai and Syed Abid Ali13
ninthDilip Sardesai and Srinivas Venkataraghavan16
tenthDilip Sardesai and Bishan Bedi62
WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 180 FOR 6
BatterHow outR
Roy Fredericksbowled48
Desmond Lewisbowled14
Rohan Kanhaic Pochiah Krishnamurthy11
Clive Lloydc Srinivas Venkataraghavan43
Garry Sobersc Bishan Bedi9
John Shepherdc Eknath Solkar3
Maurice Fosternot out24
Charlie Davisnot out22

Did not bat: Inshan Ali, Vanburn Holder, Uton Dowe

Extras 6 · Total 180 for 6

Bowler (India)OMRW
Syed Abid Ali213703
Eknath Solkar140731
Bishan Bedi1060
Srinivas Venkataraghavan70252

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Desmond Lewis), 2-36 (Rohan Kanhai), 3-112 (Clive Lloyd), 4-126 (Roy Fredericks), 5-132 (John Shepherd), 6-133 (Garry Sobers)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoy Fredericks and Desmond Lewis17
secondRohan Kanhai and Roy Fredericks19
thirdClive Lloyd and Roy Fredericks76
fourthGarry Sobers and Roy Fredericks14
fifthGarry Sobers and John Shepherd6
sixthGarry Sobers and Maurice Foster1
seventhCharlie Davis and Maurice Foster47
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 221 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Ashok Mankadc John Shepherd8
Sunil Gavaskarnot out117
Ajit Wadekarc Clive Lloyd17
Gundappa Viswanathc John Shepherd0
Motganhalli Jaisimhalbw17
Dilip Sardesaic Roy Fredericks24
Eknath Solkarnot out10

Did not bat: Pochiah Krishnamurthy, Syed Abid Ali, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Bishan Bedi

Extras 28 · Total 221 for 5

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Vanburn Holder84130
Uton Dowe115221
John Shepherd207361
Garry Sobers238312
Inshan Ali181651
Maurice Foster147100
Charlie Davis3210
Clive Lloyd40130
Roy Fredericks1010
Rohan Kanhai1010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-35 (Ashok Mankad), 2-71 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-79 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-132 (Motganhalli Jaisimha), 5-192 (Dilip Sardesai)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAshok Mankad and Sunil Gavaskar35
secondAjit Wadekar and Sunil Gavaskar36
thirdGundappa Viswanath and Sunil Gavaskar8
fourthMotganhalli Jaisimha and Sunil Gavaskar53
fifthDilip Sardesai and Sunil Gavaskar60
sixthEknath Solkar and Sunil Gavaskar29
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